The first in an exciting new series of heroic fantasy novels, Zachareth explores the past of one of Descent's most infamous villains: Legends of the Dark.

Zachareth, Baron of Carthridge, is a driven, ruthless and obsessive man - a man who could be a hero, but he wants so much more. After seeing his father fall under the rule of a sorceress, Zachareth grows up yearning for knowledge and power.

When his teacher in Greyhaven introduces him to forbidden magic, Zachareth discovers that there is more to power than meets the eye. Returning to a barony on the brink of rebellion and beset by necromantic enemies, Zachareth must choose his true path - the path of heroism, or that of darkness; the line between the two is thinner than you can imagine...